Sending custom data with a push from iOS Swift app

Question: I am trying to use the data parameters to pass some JSON information with the notification. Notifications are successfully sent & received but the data parameter is not received.

The data parameter in Swift is as follows:

["retailerUserid": "25"]

The onPushReceived response is as follows:

{ 
alert = "Click to OK your payment to XXX for 100.04 USD."; 
sound = default; 
}, AnyHashable("p"): 6o]

The onPushAccepted response is as follows:

{ 
alert = "Click to OK your payment to XXX for 100.04 USD."; 
sound = default; 
}, AnyHashable("p"): 6o]

We were not able to pass “data” with the notifications. We read called /getMessageDetails and data = "<null>”; in the details. 

Shown below is the /createMessage with message id “xxxxxxxxxxxx”.

urlString = "https://cp.pushwoosh.com/json/1.3/createMessage"

parameters = ["request": ["auth": "xxxxx", "devices": ["qwertyuiop1234567890"], "notifications": [["content": "Click to OK your payment to XXX for 100.04 USD.", "send_date": "now"]], "application": "ABCDE-12345", "data": "{\"retailerUserid\":\"25\"}”]]

Alamofire.request(urlString, method: .post, parameters: parameters, encoding: JSONEncoding.default, headers: nil).responseJSON { 
response in 
> 
response = { 
Messages = ( 
"ABCD-12345678-87654321" 
); 
}; 
"status_code" = 200; 
"status_message" = OK; 
} 

Answer: 

The format of your request is a bit incorrect:

parameters = ["request": ["auth": "xxxxx", "devices": ["qwertyuiop1234567890"], "notifications": [["content": "Click to OK your payment to XXX for 100.04 USD.", "send_date": "now"]], "application": "ABCDE-12345", "data": "{\"retailerUserid\":\"25\"}”]]

Please note that both "data" and "devices"/"users" key-value pairs should be included in an object in "notifications" array. Please refer to this guide for additional details:

https://www.pushwoosh.com/v1.0/reference#createmessage

In short, objects in "notifications" array represent individual pushes sent with particular parameters. Each push can have its own audience (be it a broadcast message to all users, a push to a segment, or a push to particular devices/users) and its own custom data. Therefore, you should pass these values inside an object in the array, and not vice versa.

Here is how your parameters should look like:

["request": [
 "notifications": [
  [
  "data": "{\"retailerUserid\":\"25\"}", 
  "devices": ["qwertyuiop1234567890"], 
  "content": "Click to OK your payment to XXX for 100.04 USD.", 
  "send_date": "now",
  ],
 "application": "ABCDE-12345", 
 "auth": "xxxxx”
 ]
]